Simu Liu thinks his co-star and fellow Ken, Ryan Gosling is, in a word, sublime. Rumors of tension between the two male stars of the blockbuster hit began circulating after a red carpet video resurfaced of the pair posing together.
07.07.2023 - 23:21 / etcanada.com
The world will have to wait longer to see the return of Shang-Chi to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Canadian actor Simu Liu, 34, took a break from promoting his next big-screen release, “Barbie”, to hit up Instagram’s new Twitter competitor, Threads, to share some underwhelming news about the state of production for his heroic kung-fu character, Shang-Chi.
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In an ‘Ask Me Anything‘ session on the social media app, which launched earlier this week, the “Kim’s Convenience” actor broke the news to a fan pondering updates on the sequel to the first film, which roped in a mighty $432 million at the global box office, making it the second-highest grossing film of 2021 in Canada and the US, despite coming out during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“[sic] was told it would follow avengers but that keeps pushing back due to circumstances beyond my control :( hope to have more concrete news to share soon,” he wrote, indicating that the next Shang-Chi film won’t be hitting theatres for another three to four years, if not longer.
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Born from the creative minds of Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin, Shang-Chi, the Master of Kung Fu, burst onto the scene in the pages of Special Marvel Edition #15 in 1973. Flash forward to 2021, and Shang-Chi leaped into live-action with the film, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”.
Fans desperate for another dose of Liu’s talents can check him out as he takes on the role of Ken in Greta Gerwig’s film, “Barbie”, which rolls into theatres on July 21.
Simu Liu thinks his co-star and fellow Ken, Ryan Gosling is, in a word, sublime. Rumors of tension between the two male stars of the blockbuster hit began circulating after a red carpet video resurfaced of the pair posing together.
Ryan Gosling and Simu Liu, share an awkward moment while posing for pictures during the press run. The video was captured on June 28, during the Toronto press day — which took place ahead of the SAG-AFTRA strike that began July 14.In the clip, Gosling and Liu stand next to each other for photos. When Liu places his arm behind Gosling, the actor looks down at his hand and takes a step back, causing Liu to drop his hands.
Whoopi Goldberg has hit back at criticism of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie from conservative commentators like Ted Cruz and Ben Shapiro.On Tuesday’s (July 25) episode of US chat show The View, a reel of various right-wing commentators criticising the film was shown. Among the clips was Texas senator Cruz, who described it as “Chinese communist propaganda” due to its depiction of a disputed region in the South China Sea (via Business Insider).Shapiro, meanwhile, branded it “one of the worst movies I have ever seen” and “angry, feminist claptrap that alienates men from women” in his YouTube review.In response to their comments, Goldberg said: “It’s a movie! It’s a movie about a doll!“I thought y’all would be happy. She has no genitalia, so there’s no sex involved.
Simu Liu finally got to attend Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” over the weekend.
Saw X has moved its release date to the same day as children’s film Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie, lining up the next big box office battle of 2023.‘Saw Patrol’ will follow ‘Barbenheimer’ – the much-discussed and hugely hyped twin release of Barbie and Oppenheimer yesterday (July 21) – as another big day at cinemas.Saw X was originally set to come out on October 27 but has now been pushed forward almost a whole month to September 29, meeting the release date for Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie.In response to the move, studio Lionsgate tweeted: “reporting for SAW PATROL, sir.”I've heard your beautiful screams of anticipation loud and clear. #SawX is now coming at you one month earlier.September 29th – prepare yourselves for Jigsaw’s return.
movie is gearing up to be the biggest cinematic release of the summer — and possibly the decade.While we prepare for the film's July 21 release by shopping all things Barbiecore and swooning over Margot Robbie's immaculate press tour outfits, a certain cast member gave some insight on how he achieved Ken-approved skin on set. Simu Liu, who plays one of the many Kens in the cinematic universe, revealed his on-set skincare secrets to Aside from relying on painful waxing and body makeup to create the illusion of plastic, poreless skin, Liu relies on a celeb-approved beauty brand to keep his skin supple and hydrated.“Look, right now I'm all about Tatcha,” Liu told. “The Rice Wash, I'm here for all of it! [It] feels great.
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“Barbie” is Canadian content.
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Sad news for fans hoping to see a Shang-Chi sequel anytime soon.
Marvel‘s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings keeps getting pushed back “beyond his control”.To launch his account on the Threads social media app, Simu Liu hosted an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session, during which he answered several fan questions.
Vietnam’s decision to ban the movie has been making headlinesNow Warner Bros. is attempting to clarify its intention.The film, directed by Greta Gerwig, was set to hit theaters in the country on July 21, aligning with its big-screen release in most countries around the world.However, Vietnam announced the movie will not be released due to a scene that includes a map using the “nine-dash line” — a set of line segments that represents China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea — which Vietnam claims violates its sovereignty.But the studio rejects the need for controversy.“The map in Barbie Land is a child-like crayon drawing,” a spokesperson for the Warner Bros.
Simu Liu celebrated the long weekend in true Canadian fashion — at the lake.
Barbie because the film includes the “nine dash line map” that depicts islands in the South China Sea as being controlled by Beijing.Vi Kien Thanh, director general of the Vietnam Cinema Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, announced that Barbie will not be allowed to commercially screen in the nation, as ruled by the National Film Evaluation Council.“We do not grant license for the American movie ‘Barbie’ to release in Vietnam because it contains the offending image of the nine-dash line,” the state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper stated, citing Thanh (via Variety).The move follows Vietnam banning previous films including Uncharted and Abominable over the same issue.In 2016 the UN ruled unanimously against the validity of the “nine dash line” map, however China responded by saying that it doesn’t recognise the UN’s decision.Meanwhile, in other recent Barbie news, Margot Robbie has revealed the one request she made to director Greta Gerwig before filming the new movie.Set for release on July 21, Gerwig’s film stars Robbie in the titular role, with Ryan Gosling as Ken.Speaking about the film in an interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Robbie discussed how she fell in love with the character as a child when she was gifted a Barbie Dreamhouse for Christmas.Such was the impact the gift had on her, that she revealed she asked Gerwig to allow her to live out the real-life fantasy of the Dreamhouse in the film.“I’ll follow your vision. Whatever you want this Barbie movie to be, let’s do that,” she remembers telling the director.
Reuters. The decision was based on a scene that depicts a map with the “nine-dash line,” a representation of China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea, which Vietnam says violates its sovereignty.